What choices to fill our tires with?

Don't start this thread again. Most of us don't have the strength to do it all over again.

Try a search and you will find more posts about this topic than you could possibly ever want to read.

Tom

 

The Hindenberg didn't explode. A static discharge ignited the doped fabric covering the airship. Notice that the ship settled softly to the ground.

 

Whipped Cream. It softens the bumps and if you get a blowout you wont be stranded without food.

 

Pressurized with Nitrous Oxide laughing gas for obvious reasons.


Freebie: No Nitrogen pretty much doesn't react or burn at all.

 

"don't waste your money"

unless your serious about racing

 

Who isn't serious about racing? Isn't that why we all bought the Prius?

 

In order of preference:

1) Fairy farts.
2) Nitrogen.
3) Raggedy ol' gas station air.

I fill with #2 for free at Costco. Don't tell me it doesn't make a difference. I go several months before it even drops 1/2 lbs. I seriously think I lose more pressure with all the checking . . . gott'a - stop - doin' - that! :der:

 

Could be :_> Once a month or when the average outdoors temp changes more than 20'F is often enough.

 

1) Nitrogen
2) SCUBA tank air
3) all other air sources

 

So, is there no way to get pressure from the TPMS ? Or can it only show pressure is low ?

Perhaps you cold just over-pressure your tires, set the TPMS and lower them to within 1 PSI of triggering ?

 

I AM the TPMS.

2005 or earlier didn't have it available. I'm not sure when they started adding it.

 

Quite possibly even more important - the Hindenberg wasn't filled with Nitrogen as far as I know.

Hmmm, but maybe the fabric was coated with it! :scared:

 

The Hindenburg was filled with Hydrogen.

Maybe if you filled your tires with that it would give you a lighter ride.

 

I use a custom 80% Nitrogen 20% Oxygen blend (with a few trace elements thrown in to improve MPG). I'm building custom fill nozzles that go on a standard air pump and should have them for sale for $20 next week.

 

And the Return On Investment for those things should prove to make them worth their weight in gold for those who buy them from you - considering many gas stations are charging $0.25 to $1.00 to fill tires with that precious commodity.

And here to think I've been getting free nitrogen from Costco . . . and only needing to check my tires every few months. :boink:

 

And you have the bonus of all that free moisture you are putting in your tires.

 

Mythbusters says helium didn't help footballs.... I say fill tires with NEON!!! Then they can glow from the inside out!!

 

5000 miles and not even 1/2 lb low. Thats why I like N2. But I get it free also.

fairy farts sounds interesting tho!